SHS Theatre to perform The Price by Don Zolidis; free public performance takes place Tuesday.

The Mother sings for Night.

By SARA VANDEN BERGE

Stephenville High School Theatre will present The Price by Don Zolidis for its 2025 UIL one-act play competition piece. 

“This 37-minute show is an adaptation of a Hans Christian Anderson tale about a young mother and her journey to save her young daughter from death,” SHS theatrical design and film coach Mindy McCleskey told Beneath the Surface News.

“This is a brand-new play written by Ms. Zolidis and SHS Theatre is one of the first schools to perform.”

A public performance will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, at the high school auditorium.

Admission is free.

The UIL district competition will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 28, at the Stephenville High School auditorium.

Admission to the event is also free.

(Keep scrolling for more rehearsal photos taken by Mindy McCleskey.) 

An Old Woman (Ashtynne Boyd) laughs at The Mother (Kathryn Parish).

Thornbush (Seth Gilley) and Fir Trees (Harley Burns & Dani Garcia) listen to The Mother's (Kathryn Parish) request.

The Lake (Kylar Harcourt) tells The Mother (Kathryn Parish).

Death (Jaxson Boyd) and ensemble show The Mother (Kathryn Parish) one special life.